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SHENZHEN, China (AFP) — Russian former world number one Maria Sharapova marched into the semi-finals of the Shenzhen Open on Thursday with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 victory over Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan. Sharapova, who has worked her way up to 59 in the world rankings since her return from a doping ban last year, will face either of the Czech pair Kristyna Pliskova or Katerina Siniakova in the last four in southern China. The 30-year-old […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) Monday 4/25/2016 – South Korea’s Lee Soo-Min won the rain-delayed Shenzhen International on Monday, claiming his first European Tour title with a two-shot victory over Dutchman Joost Luiten and South Africa’s Brandon Stone. More than nine hours of play were lost to rain and electrical storms during the tournament in the southern Chinese city, and Lee was among three joint leaders when play resumed early on Monday, with another trio just one shot behind. But […]
(Reuters) Analyst said on Wednesday (July 8) that the measures taken by Chinese authorities to support its tumbled stock markets were seen as “backsliding” from its greater financial reform. Chinese stocks continued plunging on Wednesday after the country’s securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of “panic sentiment” and the market showed signs of freezing up as firms scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended. “It’s very bad. It could […]
